Bravettes drop two toughies
The Daily Inter Lake
Close, but once again, no victories.
It's been that kind of season for Flathead's softball team.
The Bravettes dropped a pair of home Western AA games on Saturday, 2-1 to Helena High and 8-3 to Helena Capital.
Flathead led Capital 3-2 until Miranda Pace slammed a two-out grand slam in the seventh. Capital scored six runs in that inning to pull it out.
"If you look at where we were at, at the beginning of the season, we've come a long way," Flathead coach Tim Severson said.
"Now we're playing people to one-run games. The Capital game got away from us with one big hit. We just have to learn how to close the door."
Against Helena High, Sarah Jackson homered for the Bengals in the second inning.
Flathead's Meagan Hash had another strong outing, limiting the Bengals to five hits. She struck out seven and did not issue a walk.
"Good control," Severson said.
"She pitched a good game."
Helena beat Flathead 7-2 in an earlier meeting.
"I think we earned their respect," Severson said of the Bengals.
"It was a touch and go game. It just didn't go our way."
Severson said the Bravettes committed two costly errors versus Capital in the seventh inning, "which kind of opened the door."
Flathead had runners on second and third in the fifth inning with one out, but Capital brought in Pace to pitch. She did her job as Flathead stranded both runners.
Flathead, 0-10 in league and 1-13 overall, plays at Missoula Hellgate on Saturday.
Helena 010 000 1 - 2 5 1
Flathead 010 000 0 - 1 1 3
Jenna Krum, Carly Grant (5) and Kelsey Chambers; Meagan Hash and Megan Olszewski. W - Grant. L - Hash, 1-11.
HELENA - Grant 1-4, Krum 0-3, Sydney Carpenter 0-4, Sarah Jackson 1-3, Jordan Briski 0-3, Kathy Pocklington 1-3, Chambers 0-2, Kwyncee Ward 1-3, Carolina Cardenas 1-3.
FLATHEAD - Hash 0-2, Kassi Martin 1-2, Christyne Hanson 0-3, Olszewski 0-2, Kendra Bennett 0-2, Brenna Palmer 0-2, Emily Jones 0-3, Casey Roylston 0-1, Karlee Stacey 0-2.
HR-Jackson; RBIs-Jackson.
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Capital 002 000 6 - 8 8 2
Flathead 000 102 x - 3 3 7
Katie Boyland, Miranda Pace (5) and Kalli Heller; Hash and Olsewski. W - Pace. L - Hash, 1-12.
CAPITAL - Heller 1-5, Devin McNellis 1-3, Kelsi Brekke 1-3, Jacie Vonada 1-4, Liz Baker 1-4, Megan Graff 0-4, Anna Morgan 1-4, Cassie Baker 1-4, Boyland 0-2, Pace 1-1.
FLATHEAD - Hash 1-3, Bennett 0-2, Martin 0-2, Olsewski 1-3, Hanson 0-2, Cherise Stivers 1-3, Jones 0-2, Riana Dyer 0-1, Stacey 0-2, Palmer 0-1, Taylor Twichel 0-2, Hailley Johnson 0-1.
2B-Brekke, Morgan; HRs-Pace; RBIs-Pace (4).